Novotel London Greenwich
173-185 Greenwich High Rd.,
London, SE10 8JA, United Kingdom. +44 20 7660 0682
This hotel is located in the heart of Greenwich village in London. It is just 10 minutes wheel from the Cutty Sark and the maritime museum as well as a host of quintessentially English pubs and shops. These notes refer to hotel facilities for wheelchair users only. For other aspects of the hotel service see TripAdvisor
There is a flat entrance to
the hotel with automatically rotating doors that can be slowed to allow a
wheelchair to use them. An alternative “straight access” door is available and
the staff will open it if necessary. There is level access throughout the
lobby, bar and restaurant area, and accessible toilets off the lobby.
Circulation in the public areas is excellent.
The wheelchair accessible
room I booked has a single double bed, which was actually two singles pushed
together. There is not enough space in the room for a second sofa bed so if you
a travelling with family you will need a second room. Novotel offered us an
adjoining room for half price. The room was on the fourth floor and very close
to the lift (elevator). The room is a little tight but thankfully not over
crammed with furniture. There is just enough space between the end of the bed
and the desk for my chair to pass through with some width to spare (my chair is
680mm – 26.8” – wide). The work desk is a comfortable height. There is easy
access to a socket and to the wired Internet (extra charge).
Closet is an open type with
easily accessible bars for hanging clothes. The bed is low, about two inches
(5cm) below the height of my wheelchair cushion. All room lights can be turned
on or off from the bed. The heater controls
can be easily accessed on the wall.
The bathroom is large with
plenty of turn space and has a very wide door with an "accordion
style" opening door. Ample knee
room under sink. Large mirror gives a decent view of your upper body but it is
not tilted making it difficult to get a full length view. Toilet is easily accessible for transfer and
is higher than a standard toilet - about level with the wheelchair cushion.
Grab rails well positioned. The towels are hung on a bar in the shower and are
accessible from a wheelchair.
There is a roll in shower
with an independent free standing shower chair that can be moved to wherever
suits. There is a single handheld hose,
mounted on a rail on the wall, and well positioned grab rails. The controls can
be reached easily. I wasn't sure about the temperature cut-off - even at the
hottest setting the water was not scalding so it seemed it be safe.
All in all, the room was
fine from an access point of view and I would recommend this hotel for
wheelchair users.
